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Whitmer's Back-and-Forth on Football Raises Questions On The 'Science' She Cites

Tom Gantert | September 4, 2020

Without Context, Water Use Claims Are Misleading (Millions? Billions? Trillions?)

Water use debate often occurs in an information vacuum

Tom Gantert | January 16, 2020

Corporate Subsidy Formula: Big Promises In Headlines, Failures Invisible

Take those job promises with a grain of salt

Tom Gantert | October 10, 2019

Michigan Teacher Pay Scales: Top Out Fast, Then Go Nowhere

That’s the union contract most teachers accept when they enter the profession

Tom Gantert | September 14, 2019

No Such Thing As An Average Teacher Salary In Michigan

One teacher saw a $19,166 increase over three years; another, $435 over seven

Tom Gantert | September 13, 2019

Will Wild Rice Really Save The Great Lakes?

Without prioritization, it’s hard to know if Great Lakes Restoration money is well-spent

Tom Gantert | September 5, 2019

Website Calls Detroit Charter School ‘Struggling,’ Silent On Failing District Schools Nearby

Charter scored a ‘C’ on income-adjusted school ratings, but its conventional competitors got an ‘F’

Tom Gantert | August 20, 2019

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Licensure Mandates Cost Michigan Jobs And Millions In State Revenue

Job restrictions also have disparate impact on youth and minorities

Sandy Malone | December 2, 2019

What the Mackinac Center is Thankful for in 2019

Freedom, fairness and fiscal responsibility

Jarrett Skorup | November 28, 2019

House Republicans 'No Way' on Detroit School Choice Restrictions

Speaker Kevin Cotter faced down intense political opposition

Tom Gantert | June 7, 2016

Michigan vs. Minnesota Report Says Little About What Policies To Pursue

Michigan Future study lists lots of correlation, no causation

Jarrett Skorup | June 18, 2014

Hold Political Opinionmakers Accountable for Fabricated Evidence

Details and evidence are often glossed over

James M. Hohman | April 12, 2021

Details and evidence are often glossed over

Holland Restaurant Owner Arrested Over COVID Orders

Marlena’s Bistro and Pizzeria has operated at near capacity despite lockdown mandates

Taylor Piotrowski | March 19, 2021

Marlena’s Bistro and Pizzeria has operated at near capacity despite lockdown mandates

Transparency Laws are Designed to Keep the Government Accountable. But do They?

Government has repeatedly resisted the openness requested by the people

Stephen Delie | March 18, 2021

Government has repeatedly resisted the openness requested by the people

UK Variant In Just 0.02% Of Michigan’s COVID Cases; WaPo Blames It For Current Surge

Tom Gantert | April 7, 2021

Michigan 12th-Most Restrictive State For COVID Policies

Tom Gantert | April 6, 2021

Flint Has 29 Cents For Each Dollar Needed To Cover Pension Promises

Annual income: $100 million; total pension promises: $388 million; result: misery

Tom Gantert | April 1, 2021

Michigan Has More Teachers Per Student Than 13 Years Ago

More favorable ratio challenges often-repeated claims of a teacher shortage

Tom Gantert | March 30, 2021

Fewer Students And More Teachers Means - A Michigan Teacher Shortage?

That's what they say

Tom Gantert | March 29, 2021

Michigan Job Losses Nation's 12th Worst Since Pandemic Began

Employment down 6.9% here from Feb. 2020

Tom Gantert | March 29, 2021

High School Prom Planners Await Government Permission

Midland schools warn dancing may be banned

Tom Gantert | March 26, 2021

Michigan Daily COVID Deaths: 12 On March 21, Versus 133 On Dec. 14

Tom Gantert | March 25, 2021

Media Off-Base On COVID Hospitalization Rate Report

Tom Gantert | March 25, 2021

Michigan Residents’ 2020 Employment Income Decline Is Nation’s Eighth-Worst

Tom Gantert | March 25, 2021

Mayor Calls Stimulus ‘Critical’; His Pay Rose From $132k To $137k In 2020

Tom Gantert | March 23, 2021

Government Workers A Protected Class In 2020

Some Westland cops put in a few hours in 2020 and retired with six-figure payouts during the pandemic

Tom Gantert | March 23, 2021

Celebrate Sunshine Week By Suing A Government Open Records Act Scofflaw

Mackinac Center did; its new suit joins seven others against Michigan governments

Tom Gantert | March 22, 2021

After A Year Of COVID, Media Asks If Lockdowns Actually Work

Tom Gantert | March 18, 2021

Dodgy Metrics, No Real Accountability At Tax-Funded Tourism Marketing Program

Agency may have good reason to prefer Pure Michigan’s fluff to real transparency

Michael D. LaFaive | March 15, 2021

Lawmakers should insist on transparency

Biden Blowout: Spending Bill Unnecessary and Harmful

State lawmakers must act to minimize waste

Michael D. LaFaive | March 9, 2021

State lawmakers must act to minimize waste

Michigan’s Right-to-Work Law Led to Huge Drop in Union Membership

For the first time in decades, state falls outside of the top 10 nationally in unionization

Jarrett Skorup | March 4, 2021

For the first time in decades, state falls outside of the top 10 nationally in unionization

Indefinite Emergency Powers Are Unconstitutional

U-M law professor makes flawed case to overturn recent Supreme Court decision

Patrick J. Wright and Michael Van Beek | March 1, 2021

U-M law professor makes flawed case to overturn recent Supreme Court decision

Money for Nothing: Most Federal COVID Relief Went to Closed Classrooms

Districts raking in most CARES funds denied students in-person learning

Ben DeGrow and Allison Rigterink | February 22, 2021

Districts raking in most CARES funds denied students in-person learning

Texas Energy Crisis a Warning for Michigan

New generation facilities should be reliable

Jason Hayes | February 16, 2021

New generation facilities should be reliable

Michigan Attorney General Rebuffs Lawmaker Request To Investigate Nursing Home COVID Deaths

Tom Gantert | March 15, 2021

Florida: Wide-Open Restaurants, No Mask Mandate, Plunging Case Counts

Tom Gantert | March 15, 2021

Detroit Schools Get Clean Audit, Released From State Fiscal Oversight

Tom Gantert | March 12, 2021

North Dakota Repeals Mask Mandate, COVID Case Numbers Plunge

Tom Gantert | March 10, 2021

Virus Hard On Everyone? Not These Rochester School Employees

Tom Gantert | March 10, 2021

Whitmer, Now Fauci: Michigan Business Man Vents Lockdown Frustrations With Billboard

Tom Gantert | March 9, 2021

Iowa Drops Mask Mandate, Cases Plummet

Media silent on case decline after repeal

Tom Gantert | March 9, 2021

Shortage? 10.5% More Teachers In Michigan For 2.1% Fewer Students

Tom Gantert | March 8, 2021

Detroit Teachers Average Salary Went Up 15%

Average pay went from $56k to $65k

Tom Gantert | March 8, 2021

Top Heads Of Detroit Teachers Union Enjoyed Big Raises During Epidemic

Schools still closed, though

Tom Gantert | March 5, 2021

In Flint, No Sneeze Guards, No School — Despite $53K+ Per Pupil In Promised COVID Bucks

Tom Gantert | March 5, 2021

Federal Spending Blowout — In Michigan’s Budget

A state fiscal replay of the Obama stimulus era

Tom Gantert | March 4, 2021

Vaccination Rate Higher in Michigan, But Texas Mask Free And Open

COVID case-level declines similar in both states

Tom Gantert | March 3, 2021

His Government Service Hardship Included 8% Raise, $155K Golden Parachute

And a new gig as a public service scholar

Tom Gantert | March 3, 2021

Michigan No. 30 In School Reopening

Iowa, Montana and Wyoming schools open

Tom Gantert | March 2, 2021

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